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nephritic

British  
/ nɪˈfrɪtɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the kidneys

  2. relating to or affected with nephritis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Back in Santo Domingo white-haired nephritic President Horacio Vasquez prudently sent his wife to the American Legation, retired to the city's fortress, took command of the garrison.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pathologists would like to get Hero Jones's nephritic kidney slices for a study by paleopathologists, who try to determine the history and pattern of disease.

From Time Magazine Archive

In many cases of heart disease, as in certain nephritic conditions, edema is a prominent symptom, so that it is necessary to direct our efforts toward overcoming that particular condition.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

"The disordered secretions are manifested by the deficiency in the salivary, gastric, intestinal, and nephritic secretions, the tongue being furred, the mouth clammy, and there occurring anorexia, thirst, constipation, and scanty, high-colored acid urine."

From Philosophy of Osteopathy by Still, A. T. (Andrew Taylor)

SPLEENWORT.—It is recommended as a pectoral, and for promoting urine in nephritic cases.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

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